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Beginning of the end of flooding on Missouri River arrives with more cuts in releases

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September 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Releases of water from upstream dams on the Missouri River are being dropped again, as the U-S Army Corps of Engineers enters the final stage of ending the summer-long flooding. Kim Thomas, chief of the Corps’ Readiness Branch in Omaha, says holding water releases steady the past several weeks allowed pressure on levees to stabilize, reducing underseepage and sand boils.

“At the start of the operational pause, we still had a tremendous amount of boils going on and every day that we’ve held at this pause, we’ve seen less and less of those boils,” Thomas says. “That’s another sign this pause was a good thing for the levees, to let them equalize.” Releases at Gavins Point Dam at Yankton, South Dakota, totaled 160-thousand cubic feet per second earlier this year — more than a million gallons per second. The Corps slowly dropped releases to 90-thousand C-F-S, then held at that level for three weeks. Last night (Sunday), the releases were cut back again. Jody Farhat, chief of the Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Management Office, says the tactic kept releases stable for a reason.

Farhat says, “The pause was primarily to allow the water pressure in the levees and the embankment just downstream of Gavins Point Dam, that whole Lake Yankton area, to allow the water pressure in those levees to stabilize.” It was feared some levees might collapse without the force of the water against them, but she says thankfully, that didn’t happen.

“The levees have not failed us as the water pressure went off them and Lake Yankton is still there,” Farhat says, “so I think we achieved the overall objective.” The Corps plans to drop releases by five-thousand cubic feet per second every other day until they reach 40-thousand C-F-S on October 6th, about one-quarter of what it was during the worst of the flooding.

(Radio Iowa)

Fremont County arrest and incident report

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September 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has issued a cumulative report on arrests and incidents covering the past few weeks. Of note, 61-year old Theodore Axel Johnson, of Sidney, was arrested Sept. 13th, on a charge of Simple Domestic Assault. Also arrested on that date, was 25-year old Isaac Calvin Hayes, of Hamburg, on a charge of disorderly conduct.

On Sept. 9th, 33-year old Jason Neil Andrews, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Public Intoxication, and 20-year old Aaron Michael Burris, of Sidney, was arrested for Burglary in the 3rd degree. That same week, 60-year old Lawrence Geral O’Brien, of Shenandoah, was arrested for 1st offense OWI, and 23-year old Christopher Leroy Jordan, of Shenandoah, was arrested for a Probation Violation.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office investigated a report of a simple assault on Sept. 14th, a simple assault, attempted burglary and vandalism in or near Thurman, on Sept. 13th, vandalism and/or destruction of property in or near Randolph on Sept. 12th, an incident of criminal mischief on Sept. 8th in Hamburg, and the theft of a motor vehicle from Tabor, on Sept. 3rd.

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CAM & EHK School Boards to meet this evening

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September 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The retiring CAM School Board and newly reorganized CAM Board of Education will meet this evening at the CAM High School Media Center, in Anita. At 6-p.m., the retiring board will review and discuss old business and review an abstract of votes before adjourning. The newly reorganized board meeting will follow immediately thereafter, with the swearing-in of new board members and election of officers.

Other administrative matters include discussion with regard to Tax Increment Financing, and Energy Audit, usage of the Anita Wellness Center, adjustments to the school lunch prices, and the fitness equipment program. Action items will include a request for allowable growth and supplemental aid for a negative special education balance, a contract revision, and the purchase of a truck.

The Elk Horn-Kimballton Board of Education will meet at 7-p.m., in the Family and Consumer Science Room at the High School in Elk Horn. On their agenda, is action pertaining to contracts and resignations, and discussion with regard to the high school parking lot. The old board will then adjourn and new board members will be sworn-in, followed by the election of officers.

New business during the session will include administrative matters, and action on school lunch prices, continued sharing of activities with other districts, approval of an Acceptable Use Policy, and other, board policies.

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Atlantic Parks and Rec Board to meet this (Monday) evening

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September 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The City of Atlantic’s Park and Recreation Board of Directors are set to this evening, at City Hall. Action items on their agenda include those pertaining to the Election of a Secretary, the Schildberg Fishing Dock repair and replacement, and an update on Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring’s conversations with Councilman Kern Miller about his concept to move the skate park from its current location at Sunnyside Park to another spot.

The Board will also hear an updates on the Schildberg Quarry Lake number 1 Trail and Bull Creek Pathway Projects, and discuss sidewalk replacement at the City Park, along with other matters, including the Sunnyside Tennis Courts and Restroom replacements.

The meeting begins at 5:15-p.m.

Shelby Firefighter killed at accident scene

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September 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A volunteer, on-duty firefighter with the Shelby Fire Department was struck and killed by a car Sunday evening at the scene of an earlier crash on Interstate 80, in Pottawattamie County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 41-year old Michael Collins, from Minden, IA, was directing traffic at around 6:50-p.m. just east of the Shelby exit on I-80 eastbound, when he was hit by a car driven by 43-year old David Lee Thies, of Ames.

Thies‘ 2001 Honda Accord was in the closed lane of traffic when it hit Collins. Collins died at the scene. His body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for autopsy. The accident, which remains under investigation, closed I-80 eastbound for about two-hours.

Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations Available in Cass County

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September 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTIC – The Cass County Health System and Cass County Public Health Department have announced the availability of seasonal influenza vaccinations.  Community clinics are scheduled for the following dates and times:

  • Saturday, October 1, 9 am – 11 am, Cass County Memorial Hospital Atrium
  • Tuesday, October 4, 5 pm – 7 pm, Cass County Memorial Hospital Atrium
  • Thursday, October 6, 9 am – 11 am, Health and Wellness Center, Anita
  • Tuesday, October 11, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, Griswold Medical Clinic
  • Tuesday, October 11, 1 pm – 3 pm, Massena Medical Clinic
  • Thursday, October 13, 4 pm – 6 pm, Cass County Memorial Hospital Atrium

Charges for flu vaccinations at these community events will be $25 for seasonal vaccine, and $40 for the high-dose vaccine (those 65 and older).  Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Humana, and hawk-i can be billed.  Both injectable and mist forms are available at these community clinics. Businesses desiring onsite flu vaccination clinics for their employees may contact Denise Coder, Community Health Coordinator at 712-243-7475 or coderda@ihs.org.  Additionally, Cass County Public Health will be conducting flu vaccinations for students during school time at all Cass County schools in October.  Schools are distributing consent forms, which are due back to the school by October 1.

Flu vaccine is also currently available at Atlantic Medical Center (AMC).  No appointment is necessary; the immunization nurse is available from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, and 8:30 – 11:30 am on Saturdays.  AMC follows the Centers for Disease Control guidelines on influenza vaccinations, which are as follows:

  • Everyone  6 months of age and older should get the flu vaccine, except those who have experienced a previous severe (life-threatening) allergic reaction or those with Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome;
  • Again, only one flu vaccination will be necessary this year, as the seasonal flu vaccine will protect against several flu strains, including H1N1 Influenza.

AMC has all three types of available flu vaccine:  nasal mist for people 2 – 49 years of age ; fluzone injectable vaccine for ages 6 months – 64 years; high-dose vaccine for people ages 65 and older.  Other steps to preventing and controlling the spread of flu and other illnesses are to practice the 3 Cs:

  • Cover your cough.  Use a tissue or your elbow.
  • Clean your hands. Use soap and water, or hand sanitizer.
  • Contain germs.  Stay home when sick.

For more information about seasonal influenza vaccinations, contact Denise Coder, Community Health Coordinator at 712-243-7475.

6 injured in Mills County accident

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September 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Six people, an adult and five children, were injured Sunday morning during a single-vehicle accident just north of Malvern, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 40-year old Tiffany Monson, of Malvern, was driving a 1995 Chrysler Concorde that left the road at around 11:30-a.m., near the intersection of 315th and Jahnke Avenue, and struck a tree.

Monson, and the passengers in her car, two females, ages 15 and 11, along with three males, ages 12, 10 and 9, were injured.  Only one of the vehicles’ occupants, a 15-year old female, was wearing a seatbelt. All of the crash victims with the exception of the 9-year old male, were transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The other 9-year old was taken to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. The names of the children were not released, and a report on the victims’ conditions is not available.

Atlantic school district settles over strip searches

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September 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTIC, Iowa (AP) – The Atlantic school district has settled with the families of three girls who sued over strip searches. That’s according to the Omaha World-Herald. A trial had been scheduled for this month in Cass County District Court, but a recent settlement ended the case. Attorneys in the case declined to reveal details of the agreement. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three girls who claimed they were strip-searched in a locker room in August 2009 after a classmate reported the theft of $100 from her purse. No money was found.

The lawsuit claimed the girls’ state and federal rights against unreasonable searches had been violated, as was an Iowa law that specifically prohibits strip-searching students. The superintendent and several school board members declined to comment on the settlement.